Athletic Analogy Quotes

I'm like a pitcher. I'm either on or off.

Writing is like a sport. If you don't practice, you don't get any better.

Any athletic coach or manager who tells players that their game is like being in a war, has never been in a war. War is a dirty business and should never be compared to sports. It is an insult to those who have fought in a war. .

I've given offense by saying I'd as soon write free verse as play tennis with the net down.

The way I look at it, a footballer wouldn't play in flip-flops or dip their feet in acid and then expect to get to David Beckham's level. My voice is my living, so I'll be looking after it.

My first 'Tonight Show' was just one of those things - I mean this seriously - a cosmic, meant-to-be coming together of circumstance. You walk out there to do your first 'Tonight Show': Is the audience going to be hot? Are you going to be on fire? It's like an athlete: Are you going to have your moves at a peak?

I think our path to the Olympics is a good metaphor for how you build a company. Our skill and commitment grew over time, day by day, stroke by stroke. So, sports are tied well with our entrepreneurial pursuits because you train for a few years, but there is no guarantee that you will succeed.

Not to sound corny, but if life is a sport, if you're moving to dive on a fumble or pick up a basketball in transition or pivoting to grab your toddler so he doesn't fall into a pool... those are real life movements.